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1961 Map of Summersville

Name: 1961 Topographic Map of Summersville
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1972
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1972

About this map

The winding Green River and its complex network of tributaries like Big Pitman Creek dominate this central Kentucky landscape in the early 1960s. These waterways are marked by unique deep pools and bends such as The Narrows of Pitman, Paddy Hole, and Beaverhouse Hole, which served as vital local landmarks. In the northern portion of the map, the community of Summersville serves as a hub, complete with a contemporary Drive-in Theater and a small Airstrip.

Industry and utility infrastructure are evident throughout the rural terrain, from the Hydrocarbon Recovery Plant near Gabe to the numerous Pipelines crossing the ridges. Genealogists will find a high density of family burial grounds and small country churches, including Oak Forest Ch, Ladies Chapel, and the Cave Springs Cem. The southern edge of the survey captures the outskirts of Greensburg, where the river loops past Kings Hole near a local substation.